[Intro]
N.C.
[Verse 1]
Em
Your kiss was a lonely prayer
D
When you slipped it into my mouth
Cmaj7
I closed my eyes and held it in
Am
Then I exhaled it out
Em
The glow of the downtown lights
D
Casting shadows across your face
Cmaj7
As if all the buildings knew
E
I could only know half of you
[Verse 2]
Em
And I was a snake under your flowers
D
I just wanted to disappear
Cmaj7
Into the understory of your beauty
Am
Never to reappear
Em
But there's a name written on your cast
D
Above the bruised and broken bones
Cmaj7
It tells everybody that you need
E
To whom the damage is owеd
[Chorus]
Am
We are a wave of whitе noise
Fmaj7
Beneath the city sleeping
C
I saw the train doors closing
D
I felt your sorrow deepen
Am
Here in the asphalt meadows
Fmaj7
There's only one thing that grows
C
Finding the life through the concrete
D Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7
Getting trampled under our feet
[Verse 3]
Em
You set all your bridges in rows
D
They all lead to an airport
Cmaj7
Planes drifting off into the sky
Am
Always depart, but never seem to arrive
Em
And there in the early hour
D
Lying naked in your unmade bed
Cmaj7
I was thinking of how to tell you
E
What my ticket read
[Bridge]
Em
Your kiss was a lonely prayer
D
A single candle, slowly burning down
Cmaj7
But the light, your light was beautiful
E
Then it's here and now
[Chorus]
Am
We are a wave of whitе noise
Fmaj7
Beneath the city sleeping
C
I saw the train doors closing
D
I felt your sorrow deepen
Am
Here in the asphalt meadows
Fmaj7
There's only one thing that grows
C
Finding the life through the concrete
D Cmaj7 Am
Getting trampled under our feet
Am
We are a wave of whitе noise
Fmaj7
Beneath the city sleeping
C
I saw the train doors closing
G
I felt your sorrow deepen
Am
Here in the asphalt meadows
Fmaj7
There's only one thing that grows
C
Finding the life through the concrete
D Cmaj7 Cmaj7
Getting trampled under our feet
D Cmaj7
Getting trampled under our feet
Cmaj7 D
Getting trampled under our feet
Cmaj7 Cmaj7
Getting trampled under our feet
[Outro]
D Cmaj7 Cmaj7 E E E E E
Your kiss was a lonely prayer
When you slipped it into my mouth
I closed my eyes and held it in
And then I exhaled it out
The glow of the downtown lights
Casting shadows across your face
As if all the buildings knew
I could only know half of you
And I was a snake under your flowers
I just wanted to disappear
Into the understory of your beauty
Never to reappear
But there's a name writ on your cast
Above the bruised and broken bones
That tells everybody that you meet
To whom the damage is owed
We rode a wave of white noise
Beneath the city sleeping
I saw the train doors closing
I felt your sorrow deepen
Here in the asphalt meadows
There's only one thing that grows
Finding the life through the concrete
Getting trampled under our feet
You said all your bridges and roads
They all lead to an airport
Planes drifting off into the sky
Always depart, but never seem to arrive
And there in the early hour
Lying naked in your unmade bed
I was thinking of how to tell you
What my ticket read
Your kiss was a lonely prayer
A single candle, slowly burning down
But the light, your light was beautiful
Within its here and now
We rode a wave of white noise
Beneath the city sleeping
I saw the train doors closing
I felt your sorrow deepen
Here in the asphalt meadows
There's only one thing that grows
Finding the life through the concrete
Getting trampled under our feet
We rode a wave of white noise
Beneath the city sleeping
I saw the train doors closing
I felt your sorrow deepen
Here in the asphalt meadows
There's only one thing that grows
Finding the life through the concrete
Getting trampled under our feet
Getting trampled under our feet
Getting trampled under our feet
Getting trampled under our feet
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